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  Abigail Tankersley

Abigail Tankersley

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Boerne, Texas

High School:
Boerne Champion

Height:
5-3

Event:
Cross Country/Distance

10/26/2012

Alabama Finishes 11th In Both Divisions at SEC Cross Country Championships

The UA men's team finished with 309 points while the women's team amassed 268 points

10/13/2012

Cross Country Women Wins Crimson Classic; Men Finish Fifth

The Alabama women secured first place with four individual top-25 finishes to beat Tennessee by 20 points on the 5-kilometer course

09/15/2012

Cross Country Women Place 5TH, Men Take 15TH, at Commodore Classic

The Crimson Tide ran on the same course that will host the Southeastern Conference Championships in October

09/01/2012

Cross Country Teams Win Season Opener

The Alabama men's team scored 23 points to finish ahead of second place Samford while the UA women scored 25 points to beat runner-up Southern Miss.

Career Bests
• 1,600 meters - 5:04.36
• Mile - 5:01
• 3,200 meters - 10:53.13
• 5,000 meters - 18:07.5

Prep and Personal
Coached by Dave Fulkerson and Erin Bradley at Champion High School in Boerne, Texas ... lettered all four years in both cross country and track ... was eighth at the 2011 Texas Class 4A state track championships in the 1,600 meters ... was seventh at the 2011 Nike Cross Country South Invitational ... came in eighth at the 2011 Texas Class 4A state cross country championships ... was seventh in the Class 4A 1,600 meters at the 2012 Texas Relays ... finished fifth in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the 2012 Texas Class 4A state championships with a pair of personal bests ... set school records in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... was a team captain her senior year in cross country and track and earned team MVP honors in both her junior and senior years ... was home schooled and ran with the FEAST track club until her junior year ... graduated at the top of her class of 322 students ... daughter of Mike and Jessie Tankersley ... her father played football at the University of Memphis ... is the third oldest of 13 children including her brother Stephen who runs for the University of Memphis.